Nagoya, Japan: 34th Statistical Control Unit and Public Information Office, Fifth Air Force, 1949. First Edition. Large, slim octavo; publisher's blue pictorial wrappers; [6],74pp.; chiefly half-tone photographic illus. Light wear from handling, else Near Fine. Pictorial history of the Fifth Air Force based in Japan during the post-WW2 occupation..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1865. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm.); contemporary bespoke half black morocco over marbled boards, gilt spine in six compartments, marbled endpapers; 335pp.; tables throughout. Leather a bit dried and scuffed at extremities, front free endpaper separated but present, rear free endpaper starting to separate, contemporary ownership..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1899-1900. Six volumes; octavo (23.5cm.); uniformly bound in publisher's black blind-ruled cloth, gilt-lettered spines; photographic illus., maps, and plans throughout, many folding. General shelf wear to cloth extremities with some brief exposure to a few volumes, corners generally bumped, gilt unevenly dulled, several volumes have..... More
![Item #21599 [Sammelband] Military Notes on Cuba [Bound With] Staffs of Various Armies. United...](/pictures/thumb/21599.jpg?v=1673567223)
Octavo (24cm.); two volumes bound in one; contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine, original blue printed wrappers of both titles bound in; x,507; 231pp.; tables throughout. Ex-Cornell University Library with their contemporary markings, including gift ex libris from the U.S. War Department, some general minor edge wear with brief exposure..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1924. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 121 pages. Red cloth lettered and ruled in gilt. Lacks dust jacket. Better known for his novels, Ibanez was also active in politics, as evidenced by this full-throated attack on the King of Spain and the Rif..... More
Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1985. First English-Language Edition. Two volumes; octavos; publisher's cloth in green pictorial dust jackets; 487,419pp.; 48 leaves of photographs printed on rectos and versos. Jacket extremities rather rubbed with a number of shallow chips and faint wrinkling, spines slightly cocked, else a Very Good set overall... More
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1842. Four Volumes from the Fourth (British) Edition. Octavos. Lacks maps. Full contemporary sheep; five raised bands to spine; spine titled and ruled in gilt. Bookplate of Alexander Little Page Green to front pastedowns of volumes 2, 3, and 4. Appears to have been..... More
Frankfort, KY: The Military Department of Kentucky, G. Lee McClain, The Adjutant General / Printed by the State Journal, 1939. First Edition. Octavo. 493 pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Light edgewear to boards with some sparse patchy..... More
Gaithersburg, MD: Butternut Press, 1983. Reprint. Large octavo. 371 pp. + index and publisher's advertisements. Blue-gray cloth stamped in black and silver. Dark green endpapers. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. Light edgewear to boards and joints with some faint rippling to spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1904. Second Edition. Octavo; xvii, 247pp. Seven fold-out maps, all present. Restored in original red cloth-covered boards and gilt lettering with new plain white endpapers. Boards bumped at corners and spine ends with a few superficial waterspots and general soiling to boards and darkening to..... More
Georgetown: Robert Alleson, 1815. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); removed; 8pp. Stock rather brittle, toned, and slightly foxed, shallow loss along top edge of each leaf not approaching text, contemporary ownership signature at head of title page with subsequent ink splatters, else Good or better. Anonymously-penned critique of the Madison..... More
Menasha, WI: The Collegiate Press / George Banta Publishing Company, 1921. "Published July, 1921" on full title. Quarto (10.75" x 8"); 84pp. Red buckram with gilt lettering. Ex- District of Columbia Public Library, with discard stamps to front and back endpapers, reference stamp with pencil numbering at top of dedication..... More
Washington, DC: Center of Military History / United States Army, 1996. First Edition, stated First Printing. Quarto; publisher's black cloth, front cover and spine stamped in gilt; xiv,[4],294pp.; color maps and half-tone photographic illus. throughout. Light wear, a few faint surface scratches to rear cover, else Very Good and sound..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce / Little, Brown and Company, 1954. First Edition, stated. Octavo. 247 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $3.50 price present. Red boards stamped in black. Dust jacket worn along edges with chipping to extremities. A touch faded at spine. Amateur tape repair to..... More
![Item #11126 The Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah: A Memorable Cruise [Uncorrected Page Proof]....](/pictures/thumb/11126.jpg?v=1633030429)
Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2005. Uncorrected Page Proof. Octavo; publisher's pictorial dust jacket; xi,[3],250pp. Light shelf wear, wrappers slightly faded at extremities, else Very Good or better. History of the CSS Shenandoah, "The only Confederate ship to circumnavigate the globe!" (rear wrapper). More
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, 1994. First Edition, Limited to 1000 copies of which this is no. 866. Octavo; publisher's blue pictorial cloth stamped in gilt; [6],115pp.; illus. throughout. Old price sticker to rear cover, else Near Fine. Signed by the author on colophon. More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. First Edition. Octavo. 360 pages. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. No. 170 in the Contributions to Military Studies series. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. A touch of shelfwear to boards. Sturdy and square in binding. Pages unmarked. A very good, sound copy of..... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, [1959]. First Thus; Limited Edition of 300 copies. Octavo. 80 pp. Black and white illustrations. Red illustrated boards. Light edgewear to boards. Binding sound and pages unmarked. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1920. First Edition. Octavo. 272 pages. Frontis portrait; Black and white photographs. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Wood commanded the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War, was named Army Chief of Staff in 1910, but was passed over for..... More
Washington, D.C.: United States Infantry Association, 1923. First Edition. Small Octavo; 196pp, including 3 final pages of publisher's prospectuses. Five folded maps on watermarked onion-skin inserted at end. (Originally six maps, one now missing; none were originally pasted in by publisher, simply inserted.) Turquoise cloth with blind-embossed front panel border;..... More
Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; xiii,[1],225pp.; photographic illus. throughout. A hint of shelf wear, faint ink mark across rear free endpaper, else Fine. The first full-length biography devoted to the career of General William R. Shafter (1835-1906), who began his career as a Union Army officer..... More
![Item #25889 Churchill: A Life [Signed]. Winston S. Churchill, Martin Gilbert](/pictures/thumb/25889.jpg?v=1678207614)
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1991. First U.S. Edition. Signed by Martin Gilbert with brief inscription to previous owner at title page. Octavo. 1066 pp. Black and white photographs. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Purple and black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dust jacket shows light wear..... More
Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2008. First edition with complete number line. Octavo; 137pp. Green and white dust jacket. Black cloth binding with lettering stamped in gold on spine. Dust jacket has only minor rubbing and a small closed tear on lower front edge. No tears. Rear dust jacket flap..... More
New York: Editions for the Armed Services Inc. / Council on Books in Wartime, [1942-1945]. All First Editions Thus. Small oblong 12mos (ca. 10x14cm. to 11.5x17cm.); pictorial wrappers; occasional illus., chiefly found in the volumes of cartoon collections and "Soldier Art." Most volumes show some edge wear and soil, occasional..... More
![Item #001387 Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of The Militant Islamic Movement [Signed]. Zaki Chehab](/pictures/thumb/001387.jpg?v=1600366153)
New York: Nation Books, 2007. First Edition. Signed "Best Wishes," by Chehab on front free endpaper. Octavo. 244 pages. Photographic dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt. Light edgewear to dust jacket with some creasing. Some scuffing to boards. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More